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Installing the AWS SAM CLI on Windows

The following steps help you to install and configure the required prerequisites for using the AWS SAM CLI on your Windows host:

  1. Create an AWS account.

  2. Configure IAM permissions.

  3. Install Docker. Note: Docker is only a prerequisite for testing your application locally.

  4. Install the AWS SAM CLI.

Step 1: Create an AWS Account

If you don't already have an AWS account, see aws.amazon.com and choose Create an AWS Account. For detailed instructions, see Create and Activate an AWS Account.

Step 2: Create an IAM User with Administrator Permissions

If you don't already have an IAM user with administrator permissions, see Creating Your First IAM Admin User and Group in the IAM User Guide.

Step 3: Install Docker

Note

Docker is only a prerequisite for testing your application locally and building deployment packages using the --use-container flag. You can skip this section or install Docker at a later time if you don't plan to use these features initially.

Docker is an application that runs containers on your Linux machines. AWS SAM provides a local environment that's similar to AWS Lambda to use as a Docker container. You can use this container to build, test, and debug your serverless applications.

You must have Docker installed and working to be able to run serverless projects and functions locally with the AWS SAM CLI. The AWS SAM CLI uses the DOCKER_HOST environment variable to contact the Docker daemon. The following steps describe how to install, configure, and verify a Docker installation to work with the AWS SAM CLI.

  1. Install Docker.

    Docker Desktop supports the most recent Windows operating system. For legacy versions of Windows, the Docker Toolbox is available. Choose your version of Windows for the correct Docker installation steps:

  2. Configure your shared drives.

    The AWS SAM CLI requires that the project directory, or any parent directory, is listed in a shared drive. Choose your version of Windows below for the correct shared drive instructions:

  3. Verify the installation.

    After Docker is installed, verify that it's working. Also confirm that you can run Docker commands from the AWS SAM CLI (for example, docker ps). You don't need to install, fetch, or pull any containers—the AWS SAM CLI does this automatically as required.

If you run into issues installing Docker, see the Docker installation guide for troubleshooting tips.

Step 4: Install the AWS SAM CLI

Windows Installer (MSI) files are the package installer files for the Windows operating system.

Follow these steps to install the AWS SAM CLI using the MSI file.

  1. Install the AWS SAM CLI 64-bit.

    Note

    If you operate on 32-bit machine, execute the following command: pip install aws-sam-cli

  2. Verify the installation.

    After completing the installation, verify it by opening a new command prompt or PowerShell prompt. You should be able to invoke sam from the command line. 

    sam --version

    You should see output like the following after successful installation of the AWS SAM CLI: 

     
 SAM CLI, version 0.33.0

You're now ready to start development.

Next Steps

You're now ready to begin building your own serverless applications using AWS SAM! If you want to start with sample serverless applications, choose one of the following links: